Toy.



O. M. RHODES..

' TOY. APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1914-.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Oliver [Z Rhodes.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHO'ID-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D, I}.

OLIVER 1V1. RHODES, 0F CANTON, OHIO.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Application filed March 14, 1914. Serial No. 824,602.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER M. RHODES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys.

My invention relates to that class of toys commonly known as mechanical toys and the objects of the present invention, are first, to provide a simple structure, cheap in construction, and second, to provide means whereby the box or body carried by the traveling wheels may be moved or dumped into position to discharge the contents of the box. These objects, together with other objects, readily apparent to those skilled in the art, I attain by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although my invention may be embodied in a variety of other mechanical forms, the construction illustrated being chosen by way of example.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a top view showing parts broken away. Fig. 8 is a side view showing a modified form. Fig. 1 is a view showing a portion of one of the shafts, and the dump lever and hook. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a slight modification of the hook. Fig. 6 is a View showing a rear portion of the tongue, the axle and dump box connecting members.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the box or body, which is pivotally mounted intermediate its ends and at such a point that it will automatically assume the position shown in dotted lines Figs. 1 and 3 when released. The axle 2 is properly journaled in suitable bearings such as 3 and 1, reference being had to the specific construction, which construction maybe of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, that is to say the relatively fixed bottom 5 may be provided, or the bearings may be formed as shown in Fig. 6, this being a question of judgment as the particular manner of journaling the axle has no specific reference to the present invention.

Upon the axle 2 are mounted the traveling Wheels 6, which are securely connected in any convenient and well known manner to the axle 2 and are so connected that the axle will be rotated by the rotation of the wheels 6. The shafts 7 or the tongue 8 extends forward and when it is desired to attach a body of an animal 9 such as a. horse or dog, the tongue proper is formed substantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by which arrangement the body 9 can be pivoted intermediate itsends and a rocking motlon can be imparted as hereinafter described.

For the purpose of supporting the body in such a manner that the feet will not come in contact or drag upon the floor, the runner 10 is provided, which runner may be of the form shown or it may be of any other desired form. For the purpose of imparting a rocking movement to the body 9 the axle 2 is provided with the crank 11, to

which crank is journaled the rod 12, the

opposite end of said rod being pivotally attached to one of the hind legs 13 of the body 9-. In order that the proper rocking movement of the body 9 may be imparted by the crank 11 and the rod 12, the legs of the animal are formed rigid so that there can be no pivotal or swinging movement,

thereby producing a rigid connection between the rod 12 and the body 9 so that the body can rock upon the cross bar 14 held in the loops 14. The box 1 is normally held in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 by means of the cord 15, the holding lever 16 and the book 17, said hook being so formed that it will engage one of the shafts 7 on the tongue 8 and hold the lever 16 in an elevated position and when the lever 16 is held by the hook 17 the cord 15 will hold the box 1 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3; but when the lever 16 is released and permitted to drop into the position shown in the dotted lines, Fig. 1, the cord 15 will be released and the box 1 permitted to be dumped into theposition shown in dotted lines, Figs. 1 and 3 by reason of the fact that said box is held by means of the cord 15 being connected to the loop 18 and to the front or forward end of the box 1, said cord passing through the aperture 19 in the relatively fixed bottom 5 or between the bifurcated members of the tongue 8.

The lever 16 is pivotally connected to the bracket 20, which bracket is connected to one of the shafts 7 or the tongue 8 as the case may be, as it is simply a question of .ters Patent, is:

judgment. Itrwill be understood that a pull string 21 should be attached to the front ends of the shafts 7, so that the toy can be pulled over and upon a floor or carpet and '5 when desired to tilt or dump the box 1 the lever 16 is simply detached and the box permitted to fall by gravity into the position shown in dottedlines Figs; 1 and 3, said box turning upon the pivotal points22 or their equivalents. V g When the relatively fixed bottom 5 is employed the seat 23 may be attached to said bottom, said seat being located substantially as shown, but it is a question of judgment whether or not a seat'is to be attached. Having fully described my invention what .I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 1. In a toy of the class described, a pivoted box mounted upon a traveling frame, said box pivoted intermediate its ends, a tongue having pivotally connectedthereto a rocking body, means for rocking said body .by the movement of the toy, a lever provided at its outer end with a retaining hook, said retaining hook adapted for engagement with the tongue, and said lever pivotally [connected at itsopposite end to said tongue, .a cord connected intermediate the ends of the lever and to'the forward end of. the pivoted box, and means for supporting said tongue. H 7 2. In a toy of the class described, the com- V [Copies oflthispatent may-.be obtained for-five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner Washington, D. G.

binationof an axle providedwith a crank and traveling wheels, a box located above the axle and pivoted intermediate its ends, a tongue provided with a pivoted lever,

means for holding the free end of the lever to the tongue and a cord connected to said lever and to the forwardend of the pivoted box, and meansvfor supporting said tongue.

3. In a toy of the class described, the combination of a traveling frame provided with a tongue, a lever pivoted intermediate the ends of the tongue, said lever providedwith a hook adapted to engage the tongue, a box pivoted intermediate its ends and a cord connected to the lever intermediateits ends 7 and to the forward end of the pivoted box,

and means for supporting said tongue.

4:. In a toy of the class described, the combination of a traveling frame provided with a tongue, a lever pivoted intermediate the ends of the tongue, said lever provided with a hook adapted to engage the tongue, a box pivoted intermediate its ends and a cord connected to the lever and to the forward end of thepivoted box, and means'for supof Patents, 

